Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Imagining My Book Cover

A writing group I attend had
a presentation on how to create your own book cover. There are many sources out
there to use. Some are free. Some are not. Copyright infringement is the
biggest issue when creating a cover using images. It’s a no-no, even if you
don’t realize you’re infringing on a copyright- you’re wrong and open to a
lawsuit!

"The highway of life." Time gets by us.

Otto drawing a tattoo design.

With that being said, I
believe most of the images I’ve used are free. If I have inadvertently used a
copyrighted image, be assured that it is not being used and will never be used
for profit. I am not selling a book. I am merely using my imagination to
create, much as an artist uses paints and a sculptor uses clay.

The book covers here were
created at a site called Canva at Canva.com.

Time flies.

Northern lights.

I would like your input on
which book cover draws your attention and why. Are you more likely to pick a
book by its cover image? Or will you pick a book by the colors used to create
the cover?

I know that a book’s title
is an important draw. I hope that someday this title will have the chance to be
critiqued by an agent. I am not stuck on this title, I just seems like a
reasonable choice to me, thanks to my friend and beta reader, Bekah’s
suggestion. During the writing process, I called this story Tattoo Man.

So, if you could, let me
know which of these covers strikes you. Thanks for your input!

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I'm Nadine. Wife, mother, grandmother. I've been a teacher for many moons. I love to read. I think, therefore I write. Couldn't stop myself from being any of these things, even if I wanted to-- and I don't want to.